snath

The story

1. Old English · inherited fromsnǣd“the shaft or handle of a scythe”
2. Middle English · inherited fromsnede
3. English todaysnath

From a variant of snead, itself from Middle English snede, from Old English snǣd (“the shaft or handle of a scythe”), akin to Old English snīþan (“to cut”). More at snithe.

Words from the same roots